Commercial Fire – Cocklebury Road, Chippenham

Date: 21st October, 2019

Time: 12:12pm

Description: Crews from Chippenham, Corsham and Bath Fire Station have attended to a report of a fire at a commercial premises in Cocklebury Road, Chippenham. Upon arrival, crews found a fire involving a light fitting that spread to a battery in the office block. The fire was extinguished by staff on site using a dry powder extinguisher and fire crews used 2 breathing apparatus, 1 hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera. Gas monitoring was also carried out inside the premises to ensure the environment was safe to re-enter once the fire was confirmed as fully extinguished.